edition CAREERS special June 20, 2018 Celebrating Juneteenth 2018 Page 7 photos by M ark W ashington / p ortlanD o bserver p ublisher Students, staff, and parents of KairosPDX elementary school march proudly for Saturday’s Juneteenth parade. The Beat Goes On marching band floods the streets with music. King Middle School Lions Drill Team marches down Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd for the annual Juneteenth celebration. A Portland Fire and Rescue firefighter and his fluffy friend are thumbs up for Portland’s freedom parade. Portland’s Juneteenth parade honors the late Mother of Juneteenth in Oregon, Clara Peoples who brought the celebration of the emancipation of slavery from Muskogee, Okla. to Portland in 1945. The younger King Sun School Drill team marches with a banner of school pride. City Council candidate and current Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith waves to onlookers and her supporters carry signs of support at Saturday’s Juneteeth parade. A child waves at the crowds from the seat of a U.S. Air Force truck representing the Armed Forces at Saturday’s annual Juneteeth Parade. Police Chief Danielle Outlaw, the first African American female police chief in Portland history, was grand marshal of the Juneteeth parade. She is pictured atop a convertible with her father.